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Editorial – When Rogues Fall Out
South Yorkshire Times, July 29th, 1944
When Rogues Fall Out
Like a good defensive fighter the Nazis have covered up quickly after the staggering blow which...
South Yorkshire Welcomes London Evacuees
South Yorkshire Times, July 15th 1944
Billeting Arrangements Work Well
South Yorkshire Welcomes London Evacuees
Evacuees, mothers with small children and school children, have this week been...
Editorial – Careless Talk
South Yorkshire Times, July 22nd, 1944
Careless Talk
Careless talk, which has been the theme for many an official sermon, is not the monopoly of the...
Soldier – Blunn, Arthur – Wounded In Normandy
South Yorkshire Times, July 22nd, 1944
Wounded In Normandy
Mrs. Blunn, of 43, Wheatley Road, Kilnhurst, has received a letter from her husband Bdr. Arthur Blunn,...
Kilnhurst and Mexborough Men’s “Clocking” Offence
South Yorkshire Times, July 15th 1944
Kilnhurst and Mexborough Men’s “Clocking” Offence
Joseph Turton (30), saw operator, of 65, Springfield Road, Kilnhurst, and William T. Howitt,...
New Dearne Councillor is Youngest Member
South Yorkshire Times, July 15th, 1944
New Dearne Councillor
Is Youngest Member
The new member appointed at last week’s meeting of the Dearne Urban Council to succeed...
Editorial – Germany at Bay
South Yorkshire Times, July 15th, 1944
Germany at Bay
Caen, the Norman town in the streets of which British airborne troops were fighting on the night...
Editorial – Shadow of Defeat
South Yorkshire Times, July 1st 1944
Shadow of Defeat
With the fall of Cherbourg things really begin to look bad for the Germans. Having got our...
Backing up Second Front – Record Output at Kilnhurst Works
South Yorkshire Timmes, July 1st 1944
Members Of The First Unit Of Women Forge Workers At The Kilnhurst Works Of Baker And Bessemer Ltd.
Three years...
Editorial – Frozen War
South Yorkshire Times, January 6th 1940
Frozen War
Our war is still frozen, and shows little sign at present of thawing. Here do we see...
Soldier – Mahon, Cecil – Died Of Wounds
South Yorkshire Times, June 24th, 1944
Died Of Wounds
L/Bdr. Cecil Machon (26), Royal Artillery (Field) eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Machon, 70,...
Editorial – Secret Weapons
South Yorkshire Times, June 24, 1944
Secret Weapons
Reprisals for allied bombing attacks on Germany have been long promised. This was one of the hopes used...
Baker & Bessemer Director
South Yorkshire Times, June 17th, 1944
Mr. S. E. Baker (Swinton)
Mr. Sidney Ernest Baker, a director of the firm of Messrs. Baker and Bessemer Ltd.,...
Montagu Hospital – The Week’s Casualty List
South Yorkshire Times, June 10th, 1944
Montagu Hospital
The Week’s Casualty List
Wednesday
John Gallaghan, 13, Temperance Terrace, Swinton, injured finger;
W. Morris, Braithwell Road, Raven field Common,...
Editorial – Planning for Work
South Yorkshire Times, June 3rd, 1944
Planning for Work
Though there is a negative quality about the Government’s White Paper on post-war employment, in that it...
Montagu Hospital – The Week’s Casualty List, June 3rd 1944
South Yorkshire Times, June 3rd, 1944
Montagu Hospital
The Week’s Casualty List
Wednesday
Lancelot Baker, 85, Pleasant Avenue, Great Houghton, injured toe.
George Beardsley, 51, Oliver Street, Mexborough,...
The Hull Coal Trade – Returns for 1892
Sheffield Daily Telegraph - Friday 06 January 1893
The Hull Coal Trade
The Returns for 1892
The j returns for December and for the all of last...
Soldier – Howson J. – Died of Wounds
South Yorkshire Times, May 27th, 1944
L/Cpl. J. Howson
Mrs. Howson of Castle Hill, Barnburgh, has received news from the War Office that her husband L/Cpl....
Footballer’s Release
South Yorkshire Times, May 27h, 1944
Footballer’s Release
Richard Woffinden, of Kilnhurst, the well-known local footballer who has had a contract with Barnsley since 1936, has...
Editorial – Price of Peace
South Yorkshire Times, May 27th 1944
Price of Peace
Mr. Churchill’s opening of the debate on Foreign Affairs in the House of Commons on Wednesday, contained...
Soldier & Sailor – Russell Brothers -Kilnhurst Brothers.
South Yorkshire Times, Saturday, May 20, 1944
Kilnhurst Brothers.
Sons of Mr. and Mrs. F. Russell, of 24, Hooton Road, Kilnhurst, Spr. Fred Russell (30) and...
Kilnhurst Woman Fined – Took Curtains and Pillow-Slips
South Yorkshire Times, Saturday, May 20, 1944
Took Curtains and Pillow-Slips
Kilnhurst Woman Fined
Elizabeth Sugden (45), married, of Glasshouse Lane, Kilnhurst, who was charged at Rotherham...
Swinton Pass “Salute” Target – Chance for a Record
South Yorkshire Times, May 13th, 1944
Swinton Pass “Salute” Target
Chance for a Record
Swinton and Kilnhurst have saluted the soldier this week by passing their £50,000...